Tag Archives: Billy Bob Thornton

The Gray Man review — Big budget actioner a passable timewaster

July 24, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo | Written by Joe Russo, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, based on the book by Mark Greaney | ▲▲▲△△ | On Netflix You know how the Uncanny Valley is usually used to describe a weird feeling one gets when computer animation is especially realistic but not quite real… Read More

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot review — Tina Fey gets serious in formula dramedy

March 10, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa | Written by Robert Carlock, from the book The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker | 112 min | ▲▲△△△ Here's another tale of Afghanistan told through a Western lens, following closely behind Afghan Luke, Hyena Road, and Rock The Kasbah. Tina Fey—serving as producer here… Read More

Our Brand Is Crisis review — Confused Message Sinks Comedy

November 3, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by David Gordon Green | Written by Peter Straughan from a documentary by Rachel Boynton | 107 min. Neither fish nor fowl, as they say, this is a political dramedy that features both Sandra Bullock vomiting into a wastepaper basket and discussions of how politics can eat away the soul. This struggle to sustain… Read More

Entourage review — Return of the bromcom

June 6, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Doug Ellin, written by Ellin from a story by Ellin and Rob Weiss, from the TV series Watching Entourage, I spent a lot of time thinking about the expectations we have when we watch a show on HBO, and then a movie at the multiplex. On TV, I enjoyed the story of suburban… Read More